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Biden to propose 8-year citizenship path for undocumented immigrants

The legislation puts Biden on track to deliver on a major campaign promise important to Latino voters and other immigrant communities

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Agencies Washington D.C.
US President-elect Joe Biden plans to unveil a sweeping immigration bill on Day One of his administration, hoping to provide an eight-year path to citizenship for an estimated 11 million people living in the country without legal status, a massive reversal from the Trump administration's harsh immigration policies.
 
The legislation puts Biden on track to deliver on a major campaign promise important to Latino voters and other immigrant communities after four years of President Donald Trump's restrictive policies and mass deportations.
 
It provides one of the fastest pathways to citizenship for those living without legal status of any